English
Which author wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?
a) Jane Austen
b) Charles Dickens
c) George Orwell
d) Mark Twain
Jane Austen
What is the opposite of “synonym”?
a) Antonym
b) Homonym
c) Acronym
d) Metonym
Antonym
What is the term for a word that has the same meaning as another word?
a) Homonym
b) Synonym
c) Antonym
d) Metaphor
Synonym
What is the longest English word in the dictionary?
a) Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
b) Antidisestablishmentarianism
c) Floccinaucinihilipilification
d) Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Which British author wrote the “Harry Potter” series?
a) J.R.R. Tolkien
b) J.K. Rowling
c) C.S. Lewis
d) Lewis Carroll
J.K. Rowling (Give the points to the other group)
What is the term for a group of words that expresses a complete thought?
a) Phrase
b) Clause
c) Sentence
d) Fragment
Sentence (X2)
In Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet,” which family does Romeo belong to?
a) Montague
b) Capulet
c) Borgia
d) Medici
Montague (Give the points to the other group)
What is the correct plural form of the word “cactus”?
a) Cactuss
b) Cacti
c) Cactusies
d) Cactuses
Cacti
What is the correct spelling of the word meaning “extremely funny”?
a) Hilarious
b) Hillarious
c) Hilerious
d) Hilarous
Hilarious
What is the term for a word that sounds like the noise it represents?
a) Onomatopoeia
b) Metaphor
c) Alliteration
d) Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia (Cancel all the points)
Which of the following is not a figure of speech?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Hyperbole
d) Sentence
Sentence (X3)
The Queen was fluent in which foreign language?
a) English
b) Spanish
c) French
d) German
French (Cancel all the points)
Which of the following is not a Shakespearean play?
a) Macbeth
b) Hamlet
c) Othello
d) Ulysses
Ulysses (X2)
Which of the following is a type of conjunction?
a) And
b) But
c) Therefore
d) All of the above
How old was the Queen when she was crowned?
a) 25
b)26
c) 27
d)28
27 (X2)